: a triclinic usually white mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate
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The wig she was buried in was made from date palm fibers treated with quartz, magnetite and albite crystals.
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New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
Her natural hair had been dyed with henna and juniper, while the long wig had been treated with quartz, magnetite, and albite crystals to stiffen the braids and blacken the color.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
Back at the lab, El Albani and his team analyzed the glassy samples, made up of silica, albite, and iron chlorite.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
Her natural hair had been dyed with henna and juniper, while the long wig had been treated with quartz, magnetite, and albite crystals to stiffen the braids and blacken the color.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
Back at the lab, El Albani and his team analyzed the glassy samples, made up of silica, albite, and iron chlorite.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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albite
noun
al·bite
ˈal-ˌbīt 
: a usually white feldspar containing sodium
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